Tony Mowbray

Anthony Mark "Tony" Mowbray (born 22 November 1963) is an English former professional football player and the current manager of Coventry City. Mowbray played for Middlesbrough, Celtic and Ipswich Town as a defender.

Tony Mowbray
Mowbray in 2009
Personal information
Full name Anthony Mark Mowbray[1]
Date of birth (1963-11-22) 22 November 1963[1]
Place of birth Saltburn,[1] England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[2]
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
Birmingham (head coach)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1982–1991 Middlesbrough 348 (26)
1991–1995 Celtic 77 (5)
1995–2000 Ipswich Town 128 (5)
Total 553 (36)
National team
1989 England B 3 (0)
Teams managed
2002 Ipswich Town (caretaker)
2004–2006 Hibernian
2006–2009 West Bromwich Albion
2009–2010 Celtic
2010–2013 Middlesbrough
2015–2016 Coventry City
2017–2022 Blackburn Rovers
2022– Sunderland
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Mowbray was born in Saltburn-by-the-Sea, North Riding of Yorkshire. He previously managed West Bromwich Albion, Hibernian and Celtic.

Career statistics

Source:[3]

Club Season League National cup[lower-alpha 1] League cup[lower-alpha 2] Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Middlesbrough 1982–83 Second Division 260302000310
1983–84 Second Division 351301000391
1984–85 Second Division 403202000443
1985–86 Second Division 35400201[lower-alpha 3]0384
1986–87 Third Division 46730405[lower-alpha 4]0587
1987–88 Second Division 44351415[lower-alpha 5]0585
1988–89 First Division 37310204[lower-alpha 3]0443
1989–90 Second Division 28230304[lower-alpha 3]0382
1990–91 Second Division 40330614[lower-alpha 6]1535
1991–92 Second Division 17000301[lower-alpha 3]0210
Total 3482623129224142430
Celtic 1991–92 Scottish Premier Division 152200000172
1992–93 Scottish Premier Division 26100304[lower-alpha 7]0331
1993–94 Scottish Premier Division 21110002[lower-alpha 7]0241
1994–95 Scottish Premier Division 151204000211
Total 775507060955
Ipswich Town 1995–96 First Division 19240003[lower-alpha 8]1263
1996–97 First Division 8000100090
1997–98 First Division 250204100311
1998–99 First Division 40220202[lower-alpha 9]0462
1999–2000 First Division 36110003[lower-alpha 9]1402
Total 12859071821528
Career total 5533637143338367043
  1. Includes FA Cup, Scottish Cup
  2. Includes League Cup, Scottish League Cup
  3. Appearances in Full Members' Cup
  4. Appearances in Football League Trophy
  5. One appearance in Full Members' Cup and four appearances in Football League Second Division play-offs
  6. Two appearances and goal in Full Members' Cup and two appearances in Football League Second Division play-offs
  7. Appearances in UEFA Cup
  8. Appearances in Anglo-Italian Cup
  9. Appearances in First Division play-offs

Managerial statistics

As of match played 11 November 2023[4]
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record
PWDLWin %
Ipswich Town (caretaker) 11 October 2002 28 October 2002 4 1 1 2 025.00
Hibernian 24 May 2004 13 October 2006 108 52 16 40 048.15
West Bromwich Albion 18 October 2006 16 June 2009 140 57 32 51 040.71
Celtic 16 June 2009 25 March 2010 45 23 9 13 051.11
Middlesbrough 26 October 2010 21 October 2013 153 61 37 55 039.87
Coventry City 3 March 2015 29 September 2016 76 26 24 26 034.21
Blackburn Rovers 22 February 2017 30 May 2022 267 108 70 89 040.45
Sunderland 30 August 2022 present 62 26 17 19 041.94
Total 851 352 205 294 041.36

Honours

Playing career

Middlesbrough

Ipswich Town

  • Football League First Division play-offs: 2000[5]

Individual

  • Middlesbrough Player of the Year: 1984–85,[6] 1985–86[6]
  • PFA Team of the Year: 1987–88 Second Division[7]
  • Ipswich Town Hall of Fame: Inducted 2016[8]

Managerial career

West Bromwich Albion

Blackburn Rovers

Individual Awards

  • Scottish Premier League Manager of the Month: December 2004,[12] May 2005,[12] November 2005,[12] August 2009[13]
  • Scottish Football Writers' Association Manager of the Year: 2004–2005
  • Scottish Premier League Manager of the Year: 2004–2005[14]
  • BBC Scotland Off The Ball Manager of the Year: 2004–2005[15][16]
  • League Managers Association Manager of the Year: 2007–2008
  • BBC North East Sports Personality of the Year: 2011.[17]
  • Football League Championship Manager of the Month: September 2007, October 2012 and January 2019.
  • Football League One Manager of the Month: November 2017.[18]

References

  1. "Tony Mowbray". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
  2. Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 242. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
  3. "Mowbray, Tony". Fitba Stats. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  4. "Managers: Tony Mowbray". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  5. "Ipswich triumph at last". BBC News. 29 May 2000. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  6. "Tony Mowbray (November 1981 – November 1991 and October 2010 – October 2013)". Middlesbrough F.C. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  7. Lynch. The Official P.F.A. Footballers Heroes. p. 147.
  8. Pearce, Steve (18 March 2016). "Hall of Fame Awards 2016". Ipswich Town F.C. Archived from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  9. "Tony Mowbray: Blackburn Rovers boss set to make first return to former club West Brom". BBC Sport. 26 October 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  10. Freeman, Jay (25 April 2018). "Blackburn Rovers promoted: How Tony Mowbray turned club and his own career around". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  11. "Meet the Championship newcomers from League One". Norwich City F.C. 21 June 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  12. "Scottish Premier League Manager, Player & Young Player of the Month Awards". My Football Facts. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  13. "Mowbray nets monthly boss award". BBC Sport. 11 September 2009. Retrieved 11 September 2009.
  14. "Mowbray And Riordan Scoop Awards Again!!". Footy Mad. 25 May 2005. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  15. "BBC awards for Hartley & Mowbray". BBC. 28 November 2005. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  16. "No exodus, says boss Mowbray". The Scotsman. 29 November 2005. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  17. "BBC news video of award for sports personality of the year". BBC News. Archived from the original on 8 December 2011.
  18. "Double delight for Rovers pair". Blackburn Rovers F.C. 9 December 2017.
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